GREENWOOD, S.C. – Montevallo men's lacrosse's 2025 campaign ends after a 12-7 loss to second-seeded Flagler in the Peach Belt Conference semifinals.
 
The first six minutes of the game featured a defensive battle with Alex Egorshin tallying a pair of saves before Matthew Boas finally broke the ice at the 9:05 mark to give UM a 1-0 lead. The defenses held strong for the nest four minutes with just one shot in that time, but Flagler would tie the game at the 5:32 mark. Just over a minute later, Boas added his second of the day before Caden Chalut scored on a pass from Samuel Martin to give Montevallo a 3-1 advantage. Egorshin added another save to send the game to the second with Montevallo leading by two.
 
Flagler controlled possession to open the second quarter with four shots, including two on goal, in the first four minutes. The Saints would bring the Falcons' lead down to just one with 9:36 left in the half. Just a few moments after he hit the crossbar, Boas tallied his third of the half to stretch Montevallo's lead to 4-2 with 6:00 on the clock. Egorshin would add a trio of saves before Flagler answered with just over a minute until halftime to send the game to the break with a 4-3 Montevallo lead.
 
Boas continued his strong outing with the first goal of the second half just 41 seconds into the third. Flagler would find the back of the net just two minutes later to keep the score within one at 5-4 UM. The Saints would take their first lead of the night at the 10:16 mark of the third before John Spaans tied the game with 6:24 remaining. Just 18 seconds later, Spaans assisted on a Michael Howkins goal that gave Montevallo a 7-6 lead. Flagler would end the quarter on a 4-0 run to take a 10-7 lead into the fourth.
 
Montevallo's attack struggled in the fourth with just five shots over the 15-minute span. Flagler would extend its lead to 12-7 with a pair of unanswered goals. Depsite a trio of saves from Egorshin to close the game, Montevallo could not make up the difference and fell, 12-7, to close the season.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 7 | Flagler 12
Records: Montevallo 10-6 (1-2 PBC) | Flagler 13-2 (2-1 PBC)
 Location: Van Taylor Stadium | Greenwood, S.C.
 
GAME NOTES

• Flagler outshot the Falcons 44-34 on the day with the Saints taking a 26-20 advantage in shots on goal.
• Montevallo dominated the faceoffs with 14 wins compared to just eight from Flagler.
• Neither side was able to capitalize on the pair of man-up situations.
• Matthew Boas led Montevallo's attack with four goals on 11 shots with seven shots on goal while adding a ground ball.
• In the net, Alex Egorshin tallied 14 saves of 44 shots faced while adding four ground balls.